Events

1pm Red Dog Saloon Band If you want to hear the blues played with a real passion and respect for the music, check out this band.   The Red Dog Saloon Band members know the blues inside out and have been playing on the Wellington music circuit for over 30 years. During that time, they … Continue reading "Cuba Dupa 2025 Red Dog Saloon Band"

2.30pm Jamie and the Numbers Jamie and The Numbers have been playing soul, often favouring Northern Soul, since 2019.   Jamie Musuvā, an absolute powerhouse vocalist and performer, owns lead vocals while Elliott Fuimaono and the Lerwill brothers (Geoff, Craig and Mark Lerwill) bring the music to life as The Numbers. The brass trio - … Continue reading "Cuba Dupa 2025 Jamie and the Numbers"

4pm Neil and Nick Powerhouse Blues Neil Billington has been described as a "Hendrix of the harmonica", while guitar player Nick Granville has been a leading force behind many top performing artists in the blues, rock and jazz genres in New Zealand.   Together they make a one-two punch that has to be heard to … Continue reading "Cuba Dupa 2025 Neil and Nick Powerhouse Blues"

5.30pm Oscar Lavën and the New Zealand Swing Quartet Take a trip to Bourbon Street with dynamic saxophonist/frontman Oscar Lavën and The New Zealand Swing Quartet as they blast out the joyous party music of the New Orleans French Quarter, made famous by Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton. You'll be dancing before you know … Continue reading "Cuba Dupa 2025 Oscar Lavën and the New Zealand Swing Quartet"

‘A Fizzwizard dream is the cream of the crop — it's the best kind of dream a person can have’. - Roald Dahl   Infamous guitar conjurer, Aleister James Campbell, leads a group of groovy instrument wielders through a mystical assortment of blues-based originals and classics, with an invocative dose of psychedelic rock and a sprinkling of … Continue reading "F I Z Z W I Z A R D"

If you haven’t seen a double drums gig yet, you really do owe it to yourself to get to one. The energy from the two drummers is unbelievable. It was one of the highlights of the Jazz Festival last year. I have seen seven of these, each with a different pair of drummers. Each has … Continue reading "Nick Granville’s Double Drums Funk"